Fur stretcher



Nov. 14, 1950 c. H. OLDS 2,529,783

FUR STRETCHER Filed Dec.- 22, 1948 INV ENTOR Charles H. 020 5 AttorneyPatented Nov. 14, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC FUR STRETCHER CharlesHerbert Olds, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada ApplicationDecember 22, 1948, Serial N 0. 66,601

3 Claims.

This invention relates to fur stretchers and more particularly to a typeof stretcher adapted to be used for the purpose of curing and dryingskins and pelts of newly killed animals.

The invention broadly consists of a. single length of resilient materialbent medially thereof and both arms extending angularly therefrom in acommon plane.

At a point near the extremity of said arms are pivotally secured a pairof lock bars held together by means of a thumb nut.

The primary object of the invention is to provide means for separatingthe arms after a fresh pelt has been stretched thereon.

A further object is to provide locking means on said stretching means.

Another important object is to provide hooks at the extremity of eachlocking arm to secure the pelt thereon and prevent same from slippingduring the drying and curing period.

In devices of this character as hereinbefore used, a taut skin had atendency to creep up on the arms and since the arms were generallyformed with a plurality of teeth, the skin was very often torn andbecame worthless.

It is therefore a further object of the invention to provide a hook oneach side of the fur stretcher to prevent a taut skin from creeping up.

Another still important object of the invention is to provide a thumbscrew on the transversal members which will permit the device to beadjustable to various widths.

With these and other objects in view that may appear while thedescription proceeds the invention consists in the novel arrangement ofcooperating elements as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimedand shown in the accompanying drawing forming part of this applicationand in which:

Fig. 1, is a side clevational view of the invention;

Fig. 2, is a detail of one of the cross arms and Fig. 3, is a view indirection of the arrow in Fig. 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawing in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views itwill be seen the invention consists of a single length of flexibleresilient material bent medially at l and having a substantially largeradius. The arms I I extend angularly away from the rounded extremityl0. At a point near the extremity of the arms a flat portion I2 isformed for the purpose of pivotally securing the cross arms is and Hi.The said cross arms are secured to the flat portions l2 by means ofrivets or the like and extend beyond the limit of the arms H. At eachfree extremity of cross arms I3 and I4 is formed a hook IS with adownwardly projecting point.

The skin is pushed over the stretcher and is held thereon by means ofthe points I5.

Since the skins vary in width it is essential that the stretcher beadjustable in that direction. This feature is provided by means of thearms l3 and I l. The said arms are pivoted at It and are joinedcentrally of the stretcher by means of a thumb screw ll. By raising thecentre point I! until it is in the same plane as pivot points Hi thedevice will gain in width. To prevent a taut skin from closing in thearms H, the cross arm 63 is formed at right angles at If? and itsextremity projects upwardly at l9 so that the upright portion comes incontact with cross arm It and prevents further movement thereof.

To remove the skin from the stretcher the cross arms I? and M arereleased and the center point brought downwardly until the points I 5are free from the skin. The dried'skin may then easily be removed.

It is believed that the construction and advantages of the invention maybe apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings without further detailed description.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it isunderstood that minor changes in the details of construction,combination and arrangement of cooperating parts may be resorted towithin the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

I claim:

1. A fur stretcher comprising a frame made of a single length offlexible resilient material, a pair of arms extending angularlytherefrom, a flattened portion formed near the free extremity of saidarms, a pair of cross arms pivotally secured to said portion, a hookformed on the free extremity of each cross arms, means to secure saidcross arms in a predetermined position, and means to prevent thestretcher from folding beyond a predetermined position.

2. In a stretcher as claimed in claim 1, said first mentioned meansconsisting of a thumb screw to adjustably secure said cross arms in apredetermined position.

3. In a stretcher as claimed in claim 1, said last mentioned meansconsisting in the extremity of one of said arms formed at right anglethereto to abut against the cooperating arm.

CHARLES HERBERT OLDS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,483,822 Marker Feb. 12, 19241,659,345 Anderson Feb. 14, 1928 2,247,738 Welty July 1, 1941 2,343,968Fitzgerald Mar. 14, 1944

